• U.S. Unemployment Drops to 5.9%

    U.S. Unemployment Drops to 5.9%

    The New York Times is reporting that U.S. unemployment fell below 6 percent for the first time since July 2008 in September. The announcement comes after the U.S. Department of Labor and Statistics released its report on employment for last month. The report surprised pundits and economists alike. Many believed that the August lull in…

  • Chart Of The Day – Chester County’s Unemployment Rate

    Chart Of The Day – Chester County’s Unemployment Rate

    Chester County’s unemployment rate is not only far below the nationally average but continues to set the standard to which other counties in the Delaware Valley should aspire. This from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: [quote bgcolor=”#eae6e3″]In June, Chester County, Pa., had the lowest unemployment rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area at 4.5…

  • CareerLink And Workforce Investment Board Are Offering New Employment Training Programs

    CareerLink And Workforce Investment Board Are Offering New Employment Training Programs

    New job training opportunities ranging from nursing to Microsoft Office skills to electronics technology certification will be available to Chester County residents during the next year through the Chester County Workforce Investment Board and PA CareerLink-Chester County. The offices say they have just posted programs of new employment and training services – the county’s most…

  • Chester County Career Openings

    Chester County Career Openings

    By Ashley Oddo These position are a few of the hundreds of career opportunities now open across Chester County: Area Manager for the Human Resources department at QVC QVC, the home-shopping network committed to providing customers with innovative beauty, jewelry, fashion, and home products located in West Chester, is looking for an Area Manager for…

  • Chester County Career Openings

    Chester County Career Openings

    These Chester County companies are three of the many local companies looking for qualified candidates: Elemica in Exton is looking for a Technical Project Manager with significant B2B project experience who can provide consultancy expertise in the B2B space. The company, a provider of supply chain integration services, is looking for people who are self-motivated and…

  • New Chester Co. CareerLink-United Way Financial Stability Center Opens Today

    New Chester Co. CareerLink-United Way Financial Stability Center Opens Today

    A new center bringing together the PA CareerLink-Chester County, EARN Program and United Way’s Financial Stability Center offices into a single, centrally located building, hosts a grand-opening celebration today at 1:00 PM. The goal of the three organizations, together in the same building located at 479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 500 in Exton for the…

  • Careerlink Has Moved To The Oaklands Corporate Center

    Careerlink Has Moved To The Oaklands Corporate Center

    Chester County CareerLink this week moved from Coatesville to the Oaklands Corporate Center. The new office opened May 19 at 479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 500, Exton, Pa. 19341-2580. The office may be reached by phone at 610-280-1010 phone, and fax 610-280-1013. Gov. Tom Corbett recently announced the award of 10 JOBS1st PA Regional Partnership…

  • County Job Seekers Get Hand Up From Governor, Congressman

    Lawmakers recently announced two opportunities to help the 6.4 percent of people in Pennsylvania who are unemployed. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett has unveiled Big Interview, an online interactive training tool on the JobGateway site to help job seekers learn interview skills. Also, Congressman Patrick Meehan is inviting constituents to a free job fair on Saturday,…

  • VISTA Careers – Mars Drinks

    VISTA Careers – Mars Drinks

    Mars Drinks, based in West Chester, provides more than 35,000 businesses across the world with more than a billion beverages each year. Operations Engineer This position leads the commissioning and handover processes between the R&D and Supply departments; identifies and establishes standard running conditions to improve safety, quality, and conversion costs; and resolves quality issues.…